At a Glance: Possible overhaul-induced price hikes

The health care overhaul starts expanding coverage to nearly 30 million uninsured people next year. The law also begins tacking on some expenses and coverage requirements to insurance policies.

Insurers say that will lead to higher premiums — or coverage costs — for a portion of the insured population. This includes some of the roughly 14 million people who buy their own coverage on the individual market rather than those who are covered under employer-sponsored plans.

Some of the law's changes that insurers say could contribute to cost hikes, depending on a person's current coverage:

_ A requirement that insurers narrow the difference they charge in premiums based on age